The English Cup Final

Fernhurst · May 30, 2015, 06:12:34 PM

Danny Murphy playing a blinder..... He is so knowledgable

Lighthouse · May 30, 2015, 06:26:16 PM

Sometimes the commentators are so interested in their own voices they forget to watch the game. Both missed Dandy Delphs booking.

WestCountryWhite · May 30, 2015, 06:32:59 PM

There is something warm and comforting in hearing Captain Murphs voice

Twig · May 30, 2015, 06:35:37 PM

Watching Richardson, I am also reminded of how much better was the quality of our squad back then

Holders · May 30, 2015, 06:46:16 PM

I've never heard it called that - the FA cup final or THE cup final but never English!

Fernhurst · May 30, 2015, 07:05:11 PM

As opposed to The Scottish Cup Final which was also played today Holders.

Arsenal cruising this one 3-0 whereas Falkirk lost 2-1 to Inverness Caledonian Thistle (the longest name in British football)

WestCountryWhite · May 30, 2015, 07:08:34 PM

To be honest I'd forgotten they still played domestic football in Scotland

Fernhurst · May 30, 2015, 07:26:58 PM

We witnessed plenty of Championship football this year,well if you can imagine half the skill and pace you are somewhere near it!

Holders · May 30, 2015, 07:55:30 PM

Quote from: Fernhurst on May 30, 2015, 07:05:11 PM
As opposed to The Scottish Cup Final which was also played today Holders.

Arsenal cruising this one 3-0 whereas Falkirk lost 2-1 to Inverness Caledonian Thistle (the longest name in British football)

OK, thanks. I wasn't getting at you, just never heard it called that. I have to admit the Scottish one went completely under my radar so didn't appreciate the need to distinguish.

fulhamben · May 30, 2015, 08:05:47 PM

Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on May 30, 2015, 08:01:24 PM
Quote from: Fernhurst on May 30, 2015, 07:05:11 PM
As opposed to The Scottish Cup Final which was also played today Holders.

Arsenal cruising this one 3-0 whereas Falkirk lost 2-1 to Inverness Caledonian Thistle (the longest name in British football)

Yes your right Fernhurst, it is the English Cup Final, and always will be.

ive never heard the fa cup final being called that.

bog · May 30, 2015, 09:03:25 PM

Danny should never have been allowed to leave the club. I had the honour to speak to him on a wireless 5 phone. Could have been our boss by now.

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Fernhurst · May 30, 2015, 09:29:24 PM

Must admit Captain, when he speaks I listen, his mature outlook and reading of the game appears to be in direct contrast to someone like Sherwood.

Do we know if he is doing his badges?

Mince n Tatties · May 31, 2015, 05:19:37 AM

Quote from: fulhamben on May 30, 2015, 08:05:47 PM
Quote from: Woolly Mammoth on May 30, 2015, 08:01:24 PM
Quote from: Fernhurst on May 30, 2015, 07:05:11 PM
As opposed to The Scottish Cup Final which was also played today Holders.

Arsenal cruising this one 3-0 whereas Falkirk lost 2-1 to Inverness Caledonian Thistle (the longest name in British football)

Yes your right Fernhurst, it is the English Cup Final, and always will be.
ive never heard the fa cup final being called that.

Its The FA Cup Final...Football Association Cup, as teams from Wales take
part in it as well...Ben is right its never been called English Cup Final, not since
Ive watched football anyway..
I believe Cardiff City have won it as well...
But whats in a name as they say..

Holders · May 31, 2015, 07:55:17 AM

So, when the finals were being played in Cardiff....?

It's the FA cup final - that's a unique name without needing to qualify it.

Mince n Tatties · May 31, 2015, 07:58:47 AM

Quote from: Holders on May 31, 2015, 07:55:17 AM
So, when the finals were being played in Cardiff....?

It's the FA cup final - that's a unique name without needing to qualify it.

Precisely....Its never been called the English Cup.
I think not certain clubs from N Ireland can enter, not certain on that tho.
Welsh can..

Just checked Irish cant enter but Welsh can..

Woolly Mammoth · May 31, 2015, 08:49:34 AM

Quote from: Holders on May 31, 2015, 07:55:17 AM
So, when the finals were being played in Cardiff....?

It's the FA cup final - that's a unique name without needing to qualify it.

I am qualifying it.

Twig · May 31, 2015, 08:57:03 AM

It is not and never was the English cup final. It is the FA Cup. It is contested by teams from England and Wales. The final has been played in England and Wales, the semi finals have been played in England and Wales and it has been won by English and Welsh clubs.

The FA Cup needs no qualification in exactly the same way that The Open needs no qualification. End of.

bog · May 31, 2015, 09:36:37 AM

Fernhurst, I hope he is. I would have him back today.

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nose · May 31, 2015, 09:45:24 AM

i am sorry that such a mature aged man as me is entering the debate
BUT
I never ever heard anybody call this competition the English Cup Final... I have no problem with the OP or its headline because a rose by any other name and all that, but nonetheless i never heard anyone say english cup final.
it's always the FA cup final or more usually the cup final.

this reminds me of the americans using the term EPL when the in england we say the prem or the premiership... nobody ever says EPL and nobody says english cup final.... but i am suprised we have such a long thread on the subject...

i am perfectly happy for fenhurst to have used the term and if he wants to continue using the term, i can see no reason why it should attract any further comment.
if fulham made the final you can call it what you like, getting to wembly is what counts.

whilst we are on the subject i hate the term the FIFA world Cup, when i was a boy it was called the world cup and we all knew what it meant, when did it have to have the needless qualification?

Holders · May 31, 2015, 10:08:53 AM

Quote from: nose on May 31, 2015, 09:45:24 AM
i am sorry that such a mature aged man as me is entering the debate
BUT
I never ever heard anybody call this competition the English Cup Final... I have no problem with the OP or its headline because a rose by any other name and all that, but nonetheless i never heard anyone say english cup final.
it's always the FA cup final or more usually the cup final.

this reminds me of the americans using the term EPL when the in england we say the prem or the premiership... nobody ever says EPL and nobody says english cup final.... but i am suprised we have such a long thread on the subject...

i am perfectly happy for fenhurst to have used the term and if he wants to continue using the term, i can see no reason why it should attract any further comment.
if fulham made the final you can call it what you like, getting to wembly is what counts.

whilst we are on the subject i hate the term the FIFA world Cup, when i was a boy it was called the world cup and we all knew what it meant, when did it have to have the needless qualification?

Quite right, although I understand Fernhurst wishing, on this occasion, to distinguish from the Scottish cup final played on the same day. I also agree about the World Cup - although perhaps that's to distinguish from the more recent Cricket and Rugby World Cups. Quite why anyone would want to associate anything with FIFA at the moment is beyond me. Blatter must be teflon-coated.

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